Northern U.S. 130 Regional Transportation and Circulation Plan Burlington County, New Jersey BURLINGTON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEETING JULY 28, 2020 3:00 P.M. Initiative At its July 26, 2017 conference meeting, the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholders) created a committee to address the growing transportation and circulation issues affecting an area of the county identified as the Northern U.S. 130 Transportation Region Encouraged by the work of the committee, the Freeholders then directed the County Engineer and the Director of Economic Development and Regional Planning to prepare the Northern U.S. 130 Transportation Regional Plan that is based on the preferred solutions for addressing the Region’s traffic problems. Purpose The Plan is to be used when state, county and local government make decisions to have the Region’s road network improved. The Plan provides: 1. a technical basis establishing the need to improve the road network 2. an analysis of recommended road improvements that would accommodate projected traffic at acceptable levels of service 3. recommendations for improving the road network including schematics 4. a recommendation for applying traffic generation apportionment to properties in the Region to determine developers’ fair share contributions made toward off-tract roadway improvements Background The Region covers more than 3,860 acres principally centered along U.S. 130 and served by Exit 6A of the New Jersey Turnpike. It is within Burlington City, Burlington Township, Florence Township and Mansfield Township About 12.3 million square feet of industrial space has been constructed, mostly in the last 15 to 20 years. 9.5 million square feet of industrial space is in the pipeline Potential buildout is > 28.5 million square feet of industrial space Plan overview The Plan is organized in the following manner: 1. Background of the Region’s transportation and circulation system 2. Existing traffic conditions and issues in the Region 3. Current and projected industrial and commercial buildout of the Region 4. Description of recommended improvements to the Region’s transportation and circulation system including schematics and improvement costs 5. Analysis of traffic operations of the Region’s transportation and circulation system: comparison of “no-build” (not constructing) recommended improvements and “build” (constructing) recommended improvements 6. Recommended next steps for implementing the Plan Prior studies of the Region 1. U.S. 130 Corridor Study, Year 2020 Planning Corridors, Report 1, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, August 1997. 2. Route 130/Delaware River Corridor Strategic Plan, Part One: Constraints and Opportunities Analysis, Burlington County, December 1997. 3. Route 130/Delaware River Corridor Strategic Plan, Part Two: Recommendations, Burlington County, October 1998. 4. New Jersey Needs and Strategy Development Corridor, U.S. 130 Corridor – Burlington County, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, June 2000. 5. U.S. 130 – NJ Turnpike Area Infrastructure Needs Analysis, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, June 2001. 6. Technical Report (T-TC), Transportation and Circulation Patterns, River Route Regional Strategic Plan, 2006, Working Draft, Burlington County, October 30, 2006. 7. Freight Movement Around NJ Turnpike Interchange 6A, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, March 2018. 8. Burlington County/River Route Corridor Study, WSP, Final Draft, June 29, 2018. Analysis of existing traffic conditions Detailed investigation of the following intersections: 1. U.S. 130 at Hornberger Avenue, Florence Township 2. U.S. 130 at Florence-Columbus Road (CR 656), Florence Township 1 3. U.S. 130 at Cedar Lane (CR 659)/Florence-Bustleton 8 2 Road, Florence Township 4. U.S. 130 at John Galt Way, Florence Township 3 4 5. U.S. 130 at Dulty’s Lane, Burlington Township 6. U.S. 130 at La Gorce Boulevard, Burlington Township 5 7. U.S. 130 at Columbus Road (CR 543/CR 655)/Jones Street, Burlington City 6 8. Connector Road (River Road (CR 656) to Daniels Way) 7 Industrial and commercial buildout analysis Table 5.2 Development Potential Analysis Municipality/ Developable Development Dev. Potential (GFA) Parcel No. Zoning District Acreage Coefficient Square Feet Buildout Analysis Key Factors: 8 BT/I-2 6.7 0.30 87,556 9 BT/I-2 14.6 0.30 190,793 where – location of development; 10 BT/I-2 2.8 0.30 36,590 17 BT/I-2 47.3 0.30 618,116 18 BT/I-2 25.8 0.30 337,154 what – type of development; 50 FT/HC 4.6 0.30 60,113 51 FT/HC 5.0 0.30 65,340 52 FT/GM 16.4 0.40 285,754 when – status of development; 66 FT/SM 28.4 0.30 371,131 68 FT/SM 8.8 0.30 114,998 how much – gross floor area of 70 FT/SM 8.9 0.30 116,305 71 FT/SM 17.0 0.30 222,156 development 72 FT/SM 63.7 0.30 832,432 73 FT/SM 19.2 0.30 250,906 75 FT/SM 21.4 0.30 279,655 Result: 74 MT/ODL 6.1 0.35 93,001 76 MT/ODL 82.7 0.35 1,260,844 The total amount of potential gross floor area 79 MT/ODL 9.7 0.35 147,886 80 MT/ODL 16.9 0.35 257,657 is 6,643,771 square feet 81 MT/ODL 27.1 0.35 413,167 82 MT/ODL 39.5 0.35 602,217 Total 6,643,771 Recommended improvements to system The recommended improvements to the Region’s transportation and circulation system are based on the recommendations from Burlington County/River Route Corridor Study, WSP, Final Draft (2018) that were further refined through the planning process with the county and the four municipalities in the Region. Analysis of traffic operations of system Consultant WSP analyzed existing and future traffic operations of the transportation and circulation system within the Region. Future regional traffic conditions developed for the year 2040 consist of: (1) traffic from existing land development; (2) a background growth factor for traffic; and (3) projected traffic from future land development. Apportionment of traffic To implement the recommendations of the Plan, the Plan’s apportionment of traffic generated by new development to specific parts of the Region’s highway system is used to determine developers’ fair share contributions made toward off-tract roadway improvements. In some cases, developers will be required to construct the recommended off-tract roadway improvements when their developments significantly benefit from those improvements. In other instances when no one developer pays for and constructs the required off-tract improvements, developers should be required to make their pro-rata share contributions for those improvements to the governmental entity Recommendations for Implementation The Plan provides the basis for needed improvements to the roadway system within the Region and offers recommended improvements for the roadway system to handle current and future traffic projected to 2040. The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Burlington County Planning Board should adopt this Plan as part of the 2019 County Highway Master Plan. Burlington City, Burlington Township, Florence Township and Mansfield Township should adopt this Plan as part of their municipal master plans. All recommended roadway improvements should be incorporated into the DVRPC’s Long-Range Plan, which informs the DVRPC TIP. Enact local requirements for developer off-tract improvement obligations.